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Jammu-Srinagar highway restored for one-way traffic after 4 days' shutdown

After remaining closed for four days, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was restored for one-way traffic on Saturday

Flashfloods, landslides as rains lash parts of J-K, schools shut in Doda

Heavy rains lashed parts of Jammu & Kashmir Wednesday, triggering flashfloods and landslides that blocked the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway with hundreds of vehicles stranded, and prompted authorities to shut schools in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts. A non-fatal incident of house collapse was also reported from Ramban district, while five people trapped in flashfloods in river Ans in Reasi district were rescued by the police, officials said. The Doda district administration has declared high alert in several areas in the mountainous district. "We have been forced to declare high alert in areas close to river Chenab and its tributaries, and also on slopes and slide-prone areas of Ramban and Doda districts," an official said. The 270-kilometers Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for a second consecutive day on Wednesday due to over 30 landslides and mudslides triggered by the heavy rains in Ramban-Udhampur sector, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, ...

Assam flood: Situation worsens as 11 die in last 24 hrs, death toll at 81

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further with the death of 11 more persons, taking the death toll to 81, officials said, adding that around 48 lakh people have been affected in 32 districts

Assam floods: Nearly 680,000 people in 31 districts reeling under deluge

Four persons died on Friday after drowning in flood waters in Cachar, Hojai and Nagaon districts and the death toll in floods and landslides rose to 18

J-K tunnel collapse: 3 bodies recovered so far, 6 still feared trapped

Three bodies were recovered so far on Saturday after the rescue operation resumed at the Ramban Tunnel collapse site in Jammu and Kashmir, which was put on hold yesterday after a fresh landslide.

Arunachal landsides: Death toll rises to 8; over 3,000 people affected

At least 7.6 hectares of cultivated fields have been destroyed, while 392 houses were damaged across the state

Flood, landslides wreak havoc in North East; 400,000 hit in Assam

As floodwaters entered fresh areas of Assam, the number of affected people has doubled to over four lakh since the previous day, while three more persons died due to the calamity taking the toll to

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed for vehicles due to landslides

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides at Nachlana, officials said on Thursday

Minor landslide hits new track to Vaishno Devi shrine: Report

The weather also forced the suspension of the yatra in the evening

5 killed in landslide in China's Guizhou province, 9 others missing

The local authorities on Tuesday informed that five people were killed and nine others remain missing in a landslide in southwest China's Guizhou province.

Haryana: 4 dead, several injured in landslide at mining quarry in Bhiwani

Police said around half-a-dozen dumper trucks and some machines were buried under the debris caused by the landslide

2 injured, several missing after landslide at mining quarry in Haryana

At least two people were killed when half a dozen dumper trucks and some machines were buried in a landslide at Dadam mining zone of Haryana's Bhiwani district on Saturday, police said. They said around half a dozen dumper trucks and some machines were buried under debris when the landslide took place in Tosham block. "At least two people have died in the incident," said Inspector Sukhbir of the Tosham Police Station over the phone. The dead are yet to be identified, he said, adding that rescue operations are underway.

Over 80 missing in landslide at jade mine in Myanmar's Kachin state

Over 80 people went missing in a jade mine landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state in the early hours of Wednesday, Xinhua quoting a local village administration official reported.

India says it's working with UK on prototype for landslide warning system

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collaboration with the British Geological Survey (BGS) has developed a prototype regional Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) for India, the government said

State scan: Repeated disasters in Uttarakhand have a human touch

Over the years, thousands of people in Dehradun and other cities and towns in the plains have encroached upon the riverbeds

Uttarakhand landslide: Two bodies recovered, death toll climbs to 79

The two had gone to fix a drinking water pipeline near their village when they got buried in the debris of a landslide.

Uttarakhand struggles with rain aftermath: 52 people dead, 5 still missing

Landslides blocked roads, many villages went without electricity and the death toll climbed to 52 in Uttarakhand

48 dead, 31 missing in Nepal after landslide, heavy floods in last 48 hours

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal have left 48 people dead and 31 missing in the last 48 hours and the army and police have been deployed for rescue and relief operations, officials said on Wednesday. Ilam, an eastern Nepal district, recorded the highest number of deaths at 11 followed by Doti where 9 people were killed, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to Home Ministry spokesperson, Phanindra Mani Pokharel, six persons each died in Humla, Dhankuta and Panchthar due to landslides. Four persons lost their lives in Baitadi, one each in Kalikot, Dadeldhura, Pyuthan and Udayapur and two in Sunsari, according to the Home Ministry official. A total of 23 people have gone missing in Bajhang while one in Doti, two in Pyuthan and five in Ilam. Twenty-three people sustained injuries due to the natural disaster in different districts, according to the ministry. Search for the missing and rescue for those trapped in natural disaster incidents is be

More rain in store for Odisha and Bengal, landslide warning issued

IMD on Tuesday forecast more rainfall for Odisha and West Bengal, the two neighbouring states that have already been pounded by low pressure area-induced heavy showers over the past three days

Passengers rescued from vehicle stuck on Badrinath highway amid landslide

Amid a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall, passengers were rescued from a vehicle stuck in Lambagad drain on Badrinath highway on Monday.Efforts are being made by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to retrieve the vehicle, the BRO informed.Debris has blocked Uttarakhand's Rishikesh-Badrinath highway and has damaged dozens of vehicles in Sirobagad. The link road of Khankhra-Khedakhal-Khirsu has also been blocked due to landslides.Landslides were triggered due to incessant rains in the area for the past 4 days.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Uttarakhand. "Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh," IMD said in its daily weather bulletin issued on Monday morning.As a precautionary measure, the Badrinath Yatra has been halted and passengers en route to Badrinath were stopped in safe places.